- •Lesson One
- •Big Business
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on the text
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Miscellaneous phrases
- •Exercises in lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Danny Comes Upon the Letter
- •The Letter
- •Danny Decides to Try His Luck
- •The Bargain Jacket
- •Mr. Black's Way of Doing Business
- •The Fatal Mistake
- •Grammar exercises The Infinitive (continued) Complex Subject
- •With the verbs "to seem", "to appear"*
- •With the verb "to happen"*
- •With the verb "to turn out"*
- •Ex. 29. Translate the following sentences using a complex subject with the verb "to turn out".
- •With the phrases "to be sure (certain)", to be (un)likely"*
- •With the verbs "to make, to tell, to order, to allow"*
- •With the verbs "to know, to believe, to suppose, to expect, to say, to report"*
- •Mixed bag
- •Speech exercises
- •1. Making a Fire is Art
- •2. A Visit to the Tailor's (Dress-Maker's)
- •3. What's Your Taste In Clothes?
- •4. Caught in the Rush Hour
- •Questions
- •Даже, если у тебя есть высшее образование
- •Questions
- •Ради рекламы
- •Immigrant workers in britain
- •1. My First Job
- •2. The Employment Situation In Capitalist Countries
- •3. At the Shoe Shop
- •Lesson Two
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on the text
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Miscellaneous phrases
- •Exercises in lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. Con Boland Reconstructs the Car
- •6. After the Accident
- •Special difficulties
- •Grammar exercises The Participle Participle I
- •Participle II
- •(B) translate them into Russian; (c) explain them according to the model.
- •Mixed bag
- •Bugging showrooms
- •Speech exercises
- •1. On Driving
- •2. The Rule of the Road
- •3. Happy New Year to You!
- •Questions
- •Пудинг не для всех
- •Questions
- •The danger of lying in bed
- •1. Safety First
- •2. On Packing
- •4. An Unexpected Visitor
- •5. Take It Easy
- •Lesson Three
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Miscellaneous phrases
- •Exercises in lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. The Greggs' First Trip to Europe
- •7. Lautisse Has a Telephone Conversation With Gerston
- •8. The Papers Get Hold of the Story
- •9. Bargaining Over the Fence
- •10. Mr. Gregg Really Has Something to Sell
- •Special difficulties
- •Grammar exercises The Subjunctive Mood
- •I. The Subjunctive Mood In Simple Sentences
- •II. The Use of the Subjunctive Mood
- •In Complex Sentences With an Adverbial Clause of Condition
- •Ex. 46. Test translation.
- •Speech exercises
- •1. Planning a Weekend
- •2. Your Favourite Magazine
- •3. Redecorating the Flat
- •4. On Introductions
- •5. The Latest Exhibition at Exhibition Hall
- •Questions
- •Questions
- •Foinet's Advice
- •1. On Board a Ship
- •2. Making a Telephone Call
- •3. Making an Introduction
- •4. Making an Apology
- •Lesson Four
- •Conversation
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on the text
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Miscellaneous phrases
- •Exercises in lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •5. Larry Suggests a Solution
- •6. Mother Puts up a Fight
- •7. Larry Has His Own Way
- •Special difficulties
- •Grammar exercises Subjunctive Mood (continued)
- •The use of the Subjunctive Mood
- •In "as if (as though)" clauses*
- •The use of the Subjunctive Mood
- •In an Object Clause after the verb "wish"
- •The use of the Subjunctive Mood
- •In a Subject Clause after "it is high time"
- •Speech exercises
- •Making an Invitation
- •2. Your Taste in Literature
- •Questions
- •Questions
- •1. On Books
- •2. A Dilemma
- •3. Never Put Off Till Tomorrow...
- •4. Where There is a Will There is a Way
- •Lesson Five
- •Crabbe's Practice
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on the text
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Miscellaneous phrases
- •Exercises in lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. Crabbe Tells His Sad Story
- •2. Crabbe Thinks of a Plan But Keeps It to Himself
- •3. The Friends Prepare foi Zero Hour
- •4. The Boatman Does His Bit
- •5. Crabbe Steps in
- •6. Crabbe Decides to Try His Own Method
- •7. The Treatment is Effective
- •8. The Plan is a Success
- •Special difficulties
- •Grammar exercises Subjunctive Mood (continued) The use of the Subjunctive Mood
- •In Nominal Clauses*
- •1. In и subject clause
- •II. In an object clause
- •III. In a predicative clause
- •The Use of the Subjunctive Mood and Modal Verbs in on Adverbial Clause of Purpose
- •Speech exercises
- •Doctor sally
- •1. Hospitals
- •2. In Hospital
- •3. Visiting a Friend In Hospital
- •4. Laid up With the Flu*
- •Questions
- •Русский доктор — президент гавайи
- •Questions
- •1. Public Health Services In the Soviet Union
- •2. Soviet Medical Science
- •3. A Visit to the Doctor
- •4. A Dangerous Case
- •Lesson Six
- •A Canary For One
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on the text
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Miscellaneous phrases
- •Exercises on lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. In the Train
- •2. From Palermo to Paris
- •5. Arrival In Paris
- •4. The American Lady
- •5. The Story of the American Lady's Daughter
- •6. The Story of the Author And His Wife
- •Special difficulties
- •Grammar exercises The Gerund
- •1. The Syntactic Function of the Gerund
- •A. An Adverbial Modifier of time
- •II. The Forms of the Gerund
- •Mixed bag
- •Speech exercises
- •1. The Railway
- •2. The Train
- •3. Travelling by Train
- •4. A Local (Suburban) Train
- •5. Booking Tickets
- •6. A Railway Station
- •Questions
- •Случай с трагиком
- •Questions
- •On time
- •1. A Trip
- •2. At a Railway Station
- •3. Travelling Companions
- •4. A Careless Driver
- •5. A Fault-finder
- •It's these new divorce laws—you get half each!
- •Lesson Seven
- •Ball of Paper
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on the text
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Miscellaneous phrases
- •Exercises in lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. Inside the Hot Lab
- •2. Curtis Faces a Difficult Decision
- •3. Johnson's Chances of Promotion
- •4. Johnson Comes to Have it Out With Curtis
- •5. The Ball of Paper
- •6. Johnson Wrecks His Own Chances
- •Special difficulties
- •Grammar exercises Modal Verbs
- •I. Must* (in the meaning of supposition of high probability)
- •II. Can (could) in the meaning of supposition with implied surprise, disbelief, great doubt
- •Precis writing*
- •Speech exercises
- •Stolen fame
- •1. Atom For Peace
- •2. Protection Against Radiation
- •3. A Research Laboratory
- •4. On Observatories
- •5. On Hobbies
- •Victory over death
- •Questions
- •Свет над россией
- •Questions
- •108 Minutes
- •1. Making the Atom Serve the Needs of Man
- •2. Research Work
- •3. The Man Who Foresaw ...
- •4. What Makes a Good Specialist
- •5. A Business Appointment
- •6. A Business Interview
- •Lesson Eight
- •The Case For the Defence2
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on the text
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Miscellaneous phrases
- •Exercises in lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. The Man In the Dock
- •2. Counsel For the Prosecution Presents His Case
- •3. Witnesses For the Prosecution Give Evidence
- •4. Events Take an Unexpected Turn
- •5. The Extraordinary Day Has an Extraordinary End
- •Special difficulties
- •Grammar exercises
- •III. May (might)1 (in the meaning of uncertain supposition, reproach)
- •Mixed bag
- •The million dollar bond robbery
- •Precis writing
- •Speech exercises
- •1. In the Witness Box
- •2. A Detective Story
- •Questions
- •Questions
- •О некоторых принципах советского правосудия
- •Thicker than water
- •1. A Case is Tried In Criminal Court
- •2. Defending One's Point of View
- •3. Never Count Your Chickens Before They Are Hatched
- •Lesson Nine
- •The Hotel
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on the text
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Miscellaneous phrases
- •Exercises in lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. In the Hotel Lobby
- •2. The New Arrival
- •3. The Exchange at the Reception Counter
- •4. The Assistant Manager Takes Up the Matter
- •5. Dr. Nicholas Refuses to Take It Lying Down
- •6. Dr. Ingram Appears On the Scene
- •Special difficulties
- •Grammar exercises
- •Precis writing
- •Speech exercises
- •A Hotel
- •Checking in
- •3. A Congress
- •Questions
- •Questions
- •1. Желанный гость
- •2. На все вкусы
- •Lesson Ten
- •A Vote of No Confidence
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on the text
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Exercises in lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. John Byrne, Labour mp, Arrives In Marshfield
- •2. The Committee Members Show Their Attitude
- •3. Byrne Senses Danger
- •4. The Heart of the Matter
- •5. Byrne Decides It is Time to Act
- •6. The Matter is Put to the Vote
- •7. Byrne Draws His Own Conclusions
- •Special difficulties
- •Grammar exercises
- •Verbals (Revision)
- •Precis writing
- •Speech exercises
- •1. A Meeting
- •2. The General Election
- •3. The Day of the Election (Polling Day)
- •I've joined the party wtoch fights for socialism
- •Questions
- •Questions
- •Депутаты служат народу
- •I. The Election Meeting
- •2. At a Students' Meeting
- •Index to the Vocabulary Sections (Numerals Refer to Lesson Numbers)
- •Reference Vocabulary
Grammar exercises The Infinitive (continued) Complex Subject
With the verbs "to seem", "to appear"*
Ex. 21. Study the following chart, translate the sentences into Russian.
He |
seems appears |
to read a lot (His knowledge is/was surprising). to be reading something funny. (Look at him. He is smiling all the time. As he read he was smiling all the time). to have read the letter already (He looks/looked sad). to have been reading since morning (for a whole day, etc.). to be given information regularly. to have been told the news. |
seemed appeared |
Ex. 22. Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the infinitive, translate the sentences into Russian.
1. He seems ... books tor a whole hour (to choose). 2. He didn't answer at once. He seemed ... his Unoai. (j.o clear). 3. You always seem ... your things all around the place (to leave). 4. She looks sad. She appears ... the news (to learn). 5. She didn't seem ... at me but at somebody behind (to look). 6. She heard the remark, but she didn't appear ... (to hurt). 7. He appears ... the same suit the whole year (to wear). 8. She didn't seem ... in the problem (to interest). 9. He seems ... with his new job (to fail). 10. The letter doesn't seem ... him (to reach). 11. They seem ... this method for years (to use). 12. Why did he rush away so suddenly? He seems ... some business to attend to (to have).
Ex. 23. Paraphrase the following sentences using a complex subject according to the model
M o d e l: (a) It seems (appears) that she knows everything about it.
She seems (appears) to know everything about it.
(b) He apparently* did not know it.
He didn't seem (appear) to know it.
1. He was apparently enjoying the concert. 2. It seemed that he had lost interest in the subject. 3. Apparently he was particular about his food. 4. It seemed that the house hadn't been lived in for a long time. 5. It seemed that she had never tasted this fruit. 6. It appeared that they were hardly able to make both ends meet. 7. It doesn't seem that customers are served here properly. 8. It seems that he has been collecting stamps since he was a boy. 9. He was silent for a moment. It seemed that he was searching his memory. 10. It appears that he is not fit for the job. 11. It seems that you have been working hard lately. 12. Apparently they didn't notice us. 13. It seemed that she had managed the job well enough. 14. It seemed that they were all talking at once. 15. It seemed that there was no risk in asking him the question. 16. It appeared that he had been approached on the subject. 17. It seemed that the job was risky.
Ex. 24. Translate the following sentences using a complex subject with the verbs "to seem" or "to appear".
1. Все, казалось, было в полном порядке. 2. Кажется, ее брат копит деньги на автомашину. 3. Похоже на то, что они использовали эти сведения. 4. Он долго молчал. По-видимому он был потрясен новостью. 5. Похоже на то, что этот факт уже был упомянут. 6. Она, кажется, очень привередлива в еде. 7. Его родители, по-видимому, живут здесь давно. 8. Кажется, она посещала все лекции. 9. У нее, по-видимому, хороший вкус. 10. Вероятно, преподаватель был неудовлетворен ее ответом. 11. Мне кажется, что я где-то уже слышал это имя. 12. По-видимому, этот костюм был сделан на заказ. Он очень хорошо сидит на нем. 13. Я что-то не помню вас. 14. Кажется, она перемерила десять костюмов, и ни один, по-видимому, не годится ей. 15. Похоже на то, что он опять не сдал экзамен. 16. Казалось, в доме никого не было. 17. Врач не сразу ответил. Казалось, он подыскивал нужные слова.
Ex. 25. Answer the following questions according to the model.
M o d e l I. Does this coat fit you?
(a) It seems (appears) to. It seems (appears) to fit me very well.
(b) It doesn't seem (appear) to. It doesn't seem to fit me at all.
1. Does he remember her? 2. Was he satisfied with your report? 3. Have you heard of him before? 4. Was there any risk in giving him this job? 5. Is he easy to deal with? 6. Did I upset your plans? 7. Does she know7 how to deal with the situation? 8. Is he particular about what he wears? 9. He wasn't easy to deal with, was he?
M o d e l II. Why don't people want to work with him?
(to be hard to deal with)
He seems (appears) to be hard to deal with.
1. Why wasn't he listening attentively to what the speaker was saying? (not to be interested in the subject) 2. Why did she buy a blue dress? (to be her colour) 3. Why did he fail in history? (not to attend the lectures) 4. Why does she look so pale? (not to be well) 5. Why didn't he buy the picture? (not to be in his taste) 6. Why did they raise this question? (to be mentioned by somebody)